Rural School Innovations Webinar: The Niswonger Foundation's Northeast Tennessee College and Career Ready Consortium


Last Updated: August 30, 2011
 

The Niswonger Foundation's Northeast Tennessee College and Career Ready Consortium was the focus of the fourth Rural School and Community Trust webinar in the 2010–2011 Rural School Innovations Webinar Series.

Hosted by Robert Mahaffey, Director of Communications, Rural School and Community Trust, this webinar was held Wednesday, September 21, 2011, at 2:00 pm ET.

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The Niswonger Foundation's Northeast Tennessee College and Career Ready Consortium serves approximately 26,100 high school students in 29 high schools. The goals of the Consortium are to ensure all students, especially students from under-represented populations, graduate from high school prepared for college or a career; and to improve the likelihood that students successfully complete college.

Doris Terry Williams, Executive Director, Rural School and Community Trust, provided opening remarks. Presenters included:

  • Scott Niswonger, President, Niswonger Foundation
  • Linda Irwin, Director of School Partnerships, Niswonger Foundation
  • Vicki Kirk, Director of Greene County Schools, Tennessee
  • Dale Lynch, Director of Hamblen County Schools, Tennessee

Read more about the Niswonger Foundation's Northeast Tennessee College and Career Ready Consortium at www.niswongerfoundation.org/programs/partnership/.

Questions? Send an email to info@ruraledu.org, or contact Robert Mahaffey at robert.mahaffey@ruraledu.org, 202-822-3919.